hill Definition
hill (hil)
noun
- a natural raised part of the earth's surface, often rounded and smaller than a mountain
- a small pile, heap, or mound an anthill
- a small mound of soil heaped over or around plants and tubers a hill of potatoes
- the plant or plants rooted in such a mound
Etymology: ME < OE hyll, akin to MDu hille < IE base *kel-, to project, rise high > L collis, hill, Gr kolophōn, peak
transitive verb
- to shape into or like a hill
- to cover with a hill (sense )
hill Related Forms
hill Idioms
the Hill
Hill Definition
Hill (hil)
Hill, James Jerome 1838-1916; U.S. railroad magnate & financier, born in Canada
hill Synonyms
hill
n.
hill Usage Examples
Converse of object
- roll: The island is very picturesque with rolling green hills surrounded by glorious coastal scenery.
- climb: I have climbed many beautiful hills that are not in any lists.
- descend: On the southern edge of the town the road descends a steep hill into the valley of the River Tern.
- ascend: We eventually ran out of time and ascended the hill to pick up Marilynn and Homer.
- undulate: Its garden, park and lake are set in the glorious undulating hills of North Powys.
- surround: Great views over surrounding hills with a lovely open fire.
Adjective modifier
- steep: We choose to walk up the steep hill to the mid Halfway Station.
- rolling: Tucked away in the rolling hills are some Amish communities carrying on their traditional rural way of life without modern conveniences.
- wooded: The wooded hills in the south of the region form the foothills of the Austrian Alps.
- forested: Its landscape comprises forested hills with rivers cutting through them.
- distant: All the front rooms have lovely views to distant hills.
Modifies a noun
- fort: Maiden Castle was the largest hill fort in Europe.
- walking: Whether you go hill walking, rambling or hiking, we have the information to keep you on your feet!
- lutzky: The analysis by cshcn hill lutzky to reform america's fix something that.
- walker: These were spiked iron plates attached to the boot or shoe in the same fashion as modern hill walkers use crampons.
- tribe: There are some populations of hill tribes still living within the park boundary in several villages.
Noun used with modifier
- mole: Please record all sightings of fresh mole hills.. ... ... .
- chalk: Chalk hills are home to several species of orchid.
- Capitol: Have adversely affected quot the march of the criticisms released on capitol hill.
- limestone: Bracken loves acid soils hence its failure to overwhelm the limestone hills in the Yorkshire Dales in the same way it has in Cumbria.
Browse dictionary entries near hill
- ‹ hilding
- ‹ Hildegarde
- ‹ Hildegard (of Bingen)
- ‹ Hilda
- ‹ Hilbert
- ‹ Hilary
- ‹ hilarity
- ‹ hilarious
- ‹ hilar
- ‹ hiking
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- hill of beans ›
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- Hillingdon ›
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